Winner faces Alcaraz or Bautista Agut in the final.
No. 2 seed Jack Draper is on a mission to justify his seeding and entertain his home crowd at the 2025 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London. The British southpaw takes on Jiri Lehecka on Saturday for a spot in Sunday’s coveted final. Continue reading to find out the past record of this intense rivalry.
On Friday, Jiri Lehecka played spoilsport by dumping home favourite Jacob Fearnley out of the competition. He has another shot at silencing the West Kensington crowd, which would also level his head-to-head against his 23-year-old opponent. Lehecka is on an impressive 20-12 record this year, and hasn’t dropped a set en route to the semifinal stage. His season-best performance is a title charge in Brisbane.
While Lehecka missed the entire grass court campaign last year, his 10-6 record on the surface will have Jack Draper on alert. The World No. 6 beat Nakashima in a three set thriller on Friday, which followed a narrow escape vs Popyrin in the Round of 16. Having won a historic Masters-1000 at Indian Wells, the Brit cemented his tag as one to watch out for.
By virtue of entering the final four stage, Draper has confirmed his maiden semifinal here at Queen’s Club. He also ensured a No. 4 seeding at Wimbledon in the process – enabling him to avoid Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz until the semifinal stage.
The head to head record between the two players is 2-1 in favour of Jack Draper. Their most recent match-up was at Doha in 2025.
Initially, it was Lehecka who grabbed an early advantage in the duel against Draper. The Czech sensation faced Draper in the final of Adelaide in 2024, and clawed his way to produce a fantastic comeback. The London-born prodigy roared to a straight sets win in the return fixture at the Paris Masters, before edging out a close semifinal in Doha this year.
| Event | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2025 Doha | Semifinal | Jack Draper | 3-6 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 2024 Paris Masters | Round of 64 | Jack Draper | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2024 Adelaide | Final | Jiri Lehecka | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| Jack Draper | Category | Jiri Lehecka |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 3 | ATP Singles Titles | 2 |
| 0 | ATP Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 1 | Masters-1000 Titles | 0 |
| R2 (Paris 2024) | Olympics Best Performance | – |
| No. 6 | Current World Ranking | No. 30 |
Jack Draper looks to be on a steamrolling mission this week. Despite facing some tough challenges, the leftie is displaying the grit and fight that was possibly missing in the past. Having picked up wins over the likes of Sinner and Alcaraz at Queen’s in the past, Draper knows these courts extremely well. He will rely on his strong first serve – on which he won 83% points in the deciding set vs Nakashima.
Prediction: Jack Draper in three sets.
Draper starts as the firm favourite on the money line, with an initial probability of 68% to win. He has extremely high chances of reaching the final, where Carlos Alcaraz is likely to stand across the net. Here are the results odds (as per BetMGM):
Placing bets on the number of games could be tricky, as over and under on 23.5 games have received equal odds. The market is predicting a close-fought battle which could extend deep into the third set. Here are the sets and games odds (as per BetMGM):
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